Museum Studies Program Blog
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MSP17 trip to Chicago
In October 2017 the group traveled to Chicago for a few days to visit some museums. Here are some highlights.
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MSP16 trip to Chicago
In October 2016 the group traveled to Chicago for a few days to visit some museums. Here are some highlights.
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MSP’ers at The Henry Ford
MSP current students (Sarah McLusky and Lauren Stamm) and alumni (Caroline Braden) work in various capacities at The Henry Ford.
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Detroit workshop April 15 – New Voices and Detroit Museums: From Midtown and Beyond.
Friday, April 15 9:30 am – 12:45 pm UM Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditorium Today, the city of Detroit is once again taking its place at the heart of the United States’ cultural landscape—as a center of creativity, imagination, artistic production and...
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Letter from Director/MSP campaign, December 2018
As we approach the holiday season, I want to take this opportunity to give you an update on the Museum Studies Program and ask for your support. This has been a year of transitions for the program. I am writing to you as Interim...
Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… Marc Levitt (MSP08), an archivist at the National Naval Aviation Museum, has initiated the first Visitor Studies Program at the museum, as well as its first Exhibition Development Seminar. In August 2018 he spoke at the Society of American Archivists (SAA)...
Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… Monica Patterson (MSP07) recently began a new position as Director of the Curatorial Studies Program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, where she is also an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies. This September she presented a paper entitled “Not...
Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… John Low (MSP05) was awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Studies at Ohio State University. John is also an Affiliated Faculty in American Indian Studies, and last year he was designated the coordinator of the American...
December 7 – Museums as Sites of Healing: Empathy, Repair, and Critical Reflection
Museums as Sites of Healing: Empathy, Repair, and Critical Reflection December 7 at 12:00 pm UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) The Director of the Michigan State University Museum will discuss the ethical responsibilities of university museums when local communities face crises and...
Kudos for Fall 2018
Here are some alumni accomplishments that we learned about throughout this summer/fall: John Low (MSP05) was awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Studies at Ohio State University. John is also an Affiliated Faculty in American Indian Studies, and...